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Renowned violinmaker and acoustician Joseph Curtin describes how romantic notions of Stradivari violins can prevent us from a deeper understanding.

Award-winning violinmaker and acoustical researcher Joseph Curtin continues his description of how the design of the violin might be improved upon, this time focussing on changes to the sound.

Award-winning violinmmaker and acoustician Joseph Curtin describes how we might construct a better violin by combining aesthetics and practicality.

Award-winning violinmaker and acoustical researcher Joseph Curtin describes many intriguing aspects of the age-old question of whether or not a Stradivarius violin is fundamentally different from other violins.

Renowned violinmaker and acoustician Joseph Curtin describes the false assumptions that many had about what good musicians can hear.

Award-winning violinmaker and acoustician Joseph Curtin describes his work with colleagues on developing the next generation of electric violin.

Award-winning violinmaker and acoustical researcher Joseph Curtin describes how, despite the fact that the violin is often said to be a perfect design, there are many ways it can be improved upon.

Award-winning violinmaker and acoustician Joseph Curtin describes the importance of using double-blind tests to remove subjective biases.

Award-winning violinmaker and acoustician Joseph Curtin describes the subjective element that all musicians bring to music-making.

Award-winning violinmaker and acoustician Joseph Curtin relates the results of the fascinating double-blind tests to determine if expert musicians could tell new violins from old, and muses on how it's really hard to remove subjective...

Award-winning violinmaker and acoustician Joseph Curtin describes how many musicians would benefit from learning to listen like recording engineers.

Award-winning violinmaker and acoustician Joseph Curtin discusses the unique directionality of sound emitted from a violin.

What is the difference between rhythm, tempo and pulse? This rhythm lesson looks at these three elements separately and will help you to build a steady pulse and slow, medium and fast tempi. It then moves on to counting and clapping some...

Practice clapping rhythms in compound time. Learn how to breakdown various compound time rhythms that include duplets and how to count them correctly in 6/8, 6/4, 9/8, 12/16 and 12/8 time. This rhythm lesson breaks down the rhythms...

The standard orchestra did not become established until the Classical period but the Baroque orchestra was well under development and this video explores how the orchestra got underway during the Baroque period in Italy, France and...

The String Quartet is a Classical Period innovation, developed largely in the hands of Haydn. This music appreciation lesson presents an overview of how the String Quartet evolved and also explores the Baroque background that led to...

What is perfect pitch, or absolute pitch? Can it be learned? How does timbre, or the type of instrument affect perfect pitch? Physics explains!

Written in 1886, the Carnival of the Animals is a humorous piece by french composer Camille Saint-saens. The piece is made up of 14 different movements which represent different animals, however this video focuses specifically on the...

Get better at sight reading with these expert tips and techniques, suitable for candidates preparing for ABRSM exams. How good are you at Sight Reading? It’s an area that many musicians worry about. In music exams, quite often it turns...

Play the popular four corners game with a music twist! In level two, students will see the name, instrument and hear the instrument to match with the family.

Strings on the violin are made out of what? Gross! Mr. Henry and Mr. Fite teach us all about the string family. There are many strings instruments but we focus on the instruments typically found in the orchestra like the violin, viola,...

Written in 1886, the Carnival of the Animals is a humorous piece by french composer Camille Saint-saens. The piece is made up of 14 different movements which represent different animals, however this video focuses specifically on the...

Play the popular four corners game with a music twist! In level four, students will ONLY hear the instrument to match with the family.